| Abstract [eng] |
Sexual harassment is a widespread problem, and attitudes towards it are linked to the recognition of this phenomenon. This study analyses which factors could predict assessment of sexual harassment situations. The aim of the research is to determine the influence of individual and situational factors on the assessment of sexual harassment in young adults and to determine the links between the assessment of sexual harassment, the acceptability of sexual harassment myths, and expressed sexism. 175 young adults aged 18 to 33 years (M = 21.5, SD = 3.2) participated in this experiment, the sex breakdown being 83.4% female, 14.3% males, and 2.3% of the other sex. This research was remotely performed experiment, during which the participants evaluated the submitted photos of sexual harassment, statements of the scale of acceptability of sexual harassment myths, and statements of the scale of ambivalent sexism. The results of this study indicate that the assessment of sexual harassment is related to the person's attitudes about this phenomenon and beliefs about gender roles but is not significantly related to individual or situational factors. Consequently, to increase the identification of sexual harassment, the focus should be on changing existing provisions and dispelling the myths of sexual harassment. |
